Stephen Jinks
*******.*****@*****.***
m. 619-***-****
Glendale, CA
Summary ::
I am an emerging Landscape Design Professional with 10+ years of print design, production and
project management experience who is transitioning to the landscape design-build industry.
Objective ::
A full-time designer position at a landscape design-build firm.
Education ::
California State Polytechnic University Pomona
B.S. in Landscape Architecture with Honors
June 2013
Experience ::
> Landscape Designer 9/2013 – Present
Gregory Davis + Associates, Culver City
• Develop residential design concepts using hand drawings, Autocad, Photoshop and 3D tools
• Communicate with Principal to prepare digital presentations and color renderings
• Organize and track multiple concurrent design and production processes
• Communicate with clients to discuss project parameters and scheduling concerns
• Work with Government entities, vendors and project managers to facilitate construction
• Takeoff from plans for estimates, materials orders and verify subcontractor materials
> Assistant Project Manager (Intern) 6/2013 – 9/2013
Landscape Development Inc., Corona
• Perform take-offs for bid estimates, material orders, extras and change orders
• Coordinate project details and schedules with Project Managers and field Supervisors
• Create “as-builts” Autocad drawings
• Review drawings for Project Manager in order to relay information
• Submit “requests for information” to architects and designers
> Intern 3/2013 – Present
Los Angeles Aqueduct Centennial Project, Pomona
• Design illustrative drawings, infographics, diagrams and layouts
> Student Jobs 5/2008 – 10/2012
April – Oct. 2012 > Certified Print Pro: Staples Copy & Print Center, Mira Loma
June – Aug. 2011 > Mover: Burgess Moving & Storage, Riverside
June – Sept. 2010 > Print Consultant: American Diabetes Association, Riverside
May – Aug. 2009 > Print Production: Headline Printing & Graphics, Cardiff
May – Aug. 2008 > Graphics Specialist: C2C Printing, San Diego
> Graphics Department Manager 11/2004 – 1/2008
Team Reprographics (now ARC), San Diego
• Graphic design and production for architecture, design and engineering clients
• Managed 3-person graphic production and finishing department for printshop
• Output CAD architecture, engineering and bid documents during downtown growth period
> Graphic Artist / Supervisor 5/1999 – 4/2004
Greenhaven Press (now Gale/Cengage Learning), San Diego
• Graphic design and production of K-12 classroom and library books
• Supervised in-house graphic artists and coordinated with design and production freelancers
• Coordinated with prepress, print and binding vendors
Skills ::
• Autocad 2013, Sketchup 8
• Advanced in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
• Microsoft Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook
Volunteer ::
• Make-A-Wish Foundation: Collette’s Garden
• University of California Riverside: Botanic Garden
• American Society of Landscape Architects: National, SoCal and Student Chapters
• American Diabetes Association: Tour de Cure and Father of the Year events
References and Portfolio Available Upon Request